Kenneth Okonkwo of the Labour Party (LP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to offer an apology to the children who were arraigned as part of the #EndBadGovernance demonstrations. In response to several demonstrators who were charged last week for demonstrating against poor governance in August, he made the call on Tuesday while appearing as a guest on Arise Television. The youngsters must receive compensation, according to Okonkwo, who called the charges against them “wrong.” “The president must apologize to those children and provide them with appropriate compensation,” he stated. It was a grave mistake. The accusations were incorrect. “The method used to hold them was incorrect. The arraignment procedure was incorrect. During the entire process, they were simply mistreated, hungry, and mistreated. The police ought to express regret to them. Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Justice Minister Lateef Fagbemi was ordered by President Tinubu on Monday to drop the charges against the youngsters. A federal high court in Abuja dismissed the lawsuit against 119 people who were reportedly involved in the protest on Tuesday. READ ALSO: Tinubu criminally hijacked 2023 election from me, Atiku cries out
The Federal High Court in Abuja has set a bail bond of N10 million for each of the 114 protesters, both adults and minors, accused of arson against police stations, the High Court Complex, and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Complex during the End Bad Governance protests. This totals an impressive N1,140,000,000, and the defendants are required to present two sureties with equivalent financial backing. Justice Obiora Egwatu granted this bail on Friday after considering arguments from the defense lawyers as well as representatives from the Inspector General of Police (IGP). Additionally, reports from Nairametrics indicate that these individuals are part of a larger group facing legal scrutiny. They join ten other defendants in a separate case (suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/454/2024) in another court. These ten have been accused of colluding with a British national, Andrew Martin Wynne, to undermine Nigeria’s stability and intimidate President Bola Tinubu by allegedly attacking police officers and setting fire to multiple public facilities, including police stations, the High Court Complex, and the NCC Complex, among others. READ ALSO: Shehu Sani calls on FG to free protesters who have been jailed. We love having you back, kindly Subscribe to our NewsLetter.

